[PATCH 02/15] sched/isolation: Introduce housekeeping notifier infrastructure

Qiliang Yuan posted 15 patches 1 week ago
[PATCH 02/15] sched/isolation: Introduce housekeeping notifier infrastructure
Posted by Qiliang Yuan 1 week ago
Subsystems currently rely on static housekeeping masks determined at
boot. Supporting runtime reconfiguration (DHEI) requires a mechanism
to broadcast mask changes to affected kernel components.

Implement a blocking notifier chain for housekeeping mask updates.

This infrastructure enables subsystems like genirq, workqueues, and RCU
to react dynamically to isolation changes.

Signed-off-by: Qiliang Yuan <realwujing@gmail.com>
---
 include/linux/sched/isolation.h | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 kernel/sched/isolation.c        | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/sched/isolation.h b/include/linux/sched/isolation.h
index d8501f4709b58..9df55237d3901 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/isolation.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/isolation.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <linux/cpuset.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/tick.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
 
 enum hk_type {
 	HK_TYPE_DOMAIN,
@@ -24,6 +25,13 @@ enum hk_type {
 	HK_TYPE_KTHREAD = HK_TYPE_KERNEL_NOISE
 };
 
+struct housekeeping_update {
+	enum hk_type type;
+	const struct cpumask *new_mask;
+};
+
+#define HK_UPDATE_MASK	0x01
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_ISOLATION
 DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(housekeeping_overridden);
 extern int housekeeping_any_cpu(enum hk_type type);
@@ -33,6 +41,9 @@ extern void housekeeping_affine(struct task_struct *t, enum hk_type type);
 extern bool housekeeping_test_cpu(int cpu, enum hk_type type);
 extern void __init housekeeping_init(void);
 
+extern int housekeeping_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+extern int housekeeping_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+
 #else
 
 static inline int housekeeping_any_cpu(enum hk_type type)
@@ -59,6 +70,16 @@ static inline bool housekeeping_test_cpu(int cpu, enum hk_type type)
 }
 
 static inline void housekeeping_init(void) { }
+
+static inline int housekeeping_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int housekeeping_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_CPU_ISOLATION */
 
 static inline bool housekeeping_cpu(int cpu, enum hk_type type)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/isolation.c b/kernel/sched/isolation.c
index 67a5ff273ea08..e7a21023726df 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/isolation.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/isolation.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  */
 #include <linux/sched/isolation.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include "sched.h"
 
 enum hk_flags {
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ enum hk_flags {
 };
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(housekeeping_mutex);
+static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(housekeeping_notifier_list);
 DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(housekeeping_overridden);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(housekeeping_overridden);
 
@@ -86,6 +88,28 @@ bool housekeeping_test_cpu(int cpu, enum hk_type type)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(housekeeping_test_cpu);
 
+int housekeeping_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return blocking_notifier_chain_register(&housekeeping_notifier_list, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(housekeeping_register_notifier);
+
+int housekeeping_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(&housekeeping_notifier_list, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(housekeeping_unregister_notifier);
+
+static int housekeeping_update_notify(enum hk_type type, const struct cpumask *new_mask)
+{
+	struct housekeeping_update update = {
+		.type = type,
+		.new_mask = new_mask,
+	};
+
+	return blocking_notifier_call_chain(&housekeeping_notifier_list, HK_UPDATE_MASK, &update);
+}
+
 void __init housekeeping_init(void)
 {
 	enum hk_type type;

-- 
2.43.0
Re: [PATCH 02/15] sched/isolation: Introduce housekeeping notifier infrastructure
Posted by Frederic Weisbecker 1 day, 16 hours ago
Le Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 05:09:33PM +0800, Qiliang Yuan a écrit :
> Subsystems currently rely on static housekeeping masks determined at
> boot. Supporting runtime reconfiguration (DHEI) requires a mechanism
> to broadcast mask changes to affected kernel components.
> 
> Implement a blocking notifier chain for housekeeping mask updates.
> 
> This infrastructure enables subsystems like genirq, workqueues, and RCU
> to react dynamically to isolation changes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Qiliang Yuan <realwujing@gmail.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/sched/isolation.h | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  kernel/sched/isolation.c        | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 45 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/sched/isolation.h b/include/linux/sched/isolation.h
> index d8501f4709b58..9df55237d3901 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sched/isolation.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sched/isolation.h
> @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
>  #include <linux/cpuset.h>
>  #include <linux/init.h>
>  #include <linux/tick.h>
> +#include <linux/notifier.h>
>  
>  enum hk_type {
>  	HK_TYPE_DOMAIN,
> @@ -24,6 +25,13 @@ enum hk_type {
>  	HK_TYPE_KTHREAD = HK_TYPE_KERNEL_NOISE
>  };
>  
> +struct housekeeping_update {
> +	enum hk_type type;
> +	const struct cpumask *new_mask;
> +};
> +
> +#define HK_UPDATE_MASK	0x01
> +
>  #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_ISOLATION
>  DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(housekeeping_overridden);
>  extern int housekeeping_any_cpu(enum hk_type type);
> @@ -33,6 +41,9 @@ extern void housekeeping_affine(struct task_struct *t, enum hk_type type);
>  extern bool housekeeping_test_cpu(int cpu, enum hk_type type);
>  extern void __init housekeeping_init(void);
>  
> +extern int housekeeping_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
> +extern int housekeeping_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
> +
>  #else
>  
>  static inline int housekeeping_any_cpu(enum hk_type type)
> @@ -59,6 +70,16 @@ static inline bool housekeeping_test_cpu(int cpu, enum hk_type type)
>  }
>  
>  static inline void housekeeping_init(void) { }
> +
> +static inline int housekeeping_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
> +{
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static inline int housekeeping_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
> +{
> +	return 0;
> +}
>  #endif /* CONFIG_CPU_ISOLATION */
>  
>  static inline bool housekeeping_cpu(int cpu, enum hk_type type)
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/isolation.c b/kernel/sched/isolation.c
> index 67a5ff273ea08..e7a21023726df 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/isolation.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/isolation.c
> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
>   */
>  #include <linux/sched/isolation.h>
>  #include <linux/mutex.h>
> +#include <linux/notifier.h>
>  #include "sched.h"
>  
>  enum hk_flags {
> @@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ enum hk_flags {
>  };
>  
>  static DEFINE_MUTEX(housekeeping_mutex);
> +static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(housekeeping_notifier_list);
>  DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(housekeeping_overridden);
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(housekeeping_overridden);
>  
> @@ -86,6 +88,28 @@ bool housekeeping_test_cpu(int cpu, enum hk_type type)
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(housekeeping_test_cpu);
>  
> +int housekeeping_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
> +{
> +	return blocking_notifier_chain_register(&housekeeping_notifier_list, nb);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(housekeeping_register_notifier);
> +
> +int housekeeping_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
> +{
> +	return blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(&housekeeping_notifier_list, nb);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(housekeeping_unregister_notifier);
> +
> +static int housekeeping_update_notify(enum hk_type type, const struct cpumask *new_mask)
> +{
> +	struct housekeeping_update update = {
> +		.type = type,
> +		.new_mask = new_mask,
> +	};
> +
> +	return blocking_notifier_call_chain(&housekeeping_notifier_list, HK_UPDATE_MASK, &update);
> +}

I much prefer explicit function calls over notifiers so that we control on
which order things happen. housekeeping_update() does that for HK_TYPE_DOMAIN.

Thanks.

> +
>  void __init housekeeping_init(void)
>  {
>  	enum hk_type type;
> 
> -- 
> 2.43.0
> 

-- 
Frederic Weisbecker
SUSE Labs
Re: [PATCH 02/15] sched/isolation: Introduce housekeeping notifier infrastructure
Posted by Peter Zijlstra 1 week ago
On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 05:09:33PM +0800, Qiliang Yuan wrote:
> Subsystems currently rely on static housekeeping masks determined at
> boot. Supporting runtime reconfiguration (DHEI) requires a mechanism
> to broadcast mask changes to affected kernel components.

Can we eradicate the whole DHEI naming please? It makes no sense.
Re: [PATCH 02/15] sched/isolation: Introduce housekeeping notifier infrastructure
Posted by Qiliang Yuan 2 days, 14 hours ago
On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 01:58:21PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> Drop the DHEI name, it makes no sense.

Fair enough. The acronym is indeed obscure. I will drop "DHEI" in V13 
and rename the features to "Dynamic Housekeeping Management" to 
better reflect their purpose.